I acquired male and female servants and had slaves who were born in my house. I also owned many herds of cattle and flocks, more than all who were before me in Jerusalem.

Also, I collected for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I provided for myself male singers and female singers, and the delights and pleasures of men—many concubines.

For the dream comes through much effort, and the voice of the fool through many words.

For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.

Whereas many riches are, there are many also that spend them away. And what pleasure more hath he that possesseth them, saving that he may look upon them with his eyes?

If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.

Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?

For many times also hath thy heart known that thou thyself also hast reviled others.

Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

He hath set the fool in many high places, And the rich in a low place do sit.

A fool also makes many words; a man knows not what they shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.

But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.

And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.